Hammer-wielding intruder ‘attempts to murder’ three women at London hotel

The Cumberland Hotel is located near Marble Arch, W1 (Picture: Google Maps)

Three women were attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder who broke into their London hotel room in the middle of the night.

The victims all suffered serious head and facial injuries and one woman is now in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

Police were called to the Cumberland Hotel in London’s West End at 1.50am this morning after an attack in a room on the seventh floor where three women and three children were sleeping.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Chalmers said: ‘This was an unusually violent attack on three women and I am very keen to speak with anyone who was in or around the hotel between 1am and 2am on Sunday morning.’

All three women are UAE nationals in their 30s and it is believed they were attacked by a single male suspect.

At this stage, police are keeping an open mind to the attacker’s motive but are treating the case as attempted murder.

Anyone who saw or heard anything unusual is urged to call the police incident room on 020 8358 0100.